Presenter(s)
Tanya Mouland
Brain Gym® 101 is a unique program of physical activities that synchronizes body and brain to enhance learning and achievement for people of all ages and abilities!
The foundational activities and methods of Brain Gym® are safe, easy-to-do and enjoyable, and they bring about rapid and often dramatic improvements in academics and daily life skills. They are drawn techniques from many fields such as movement therapies, chiropractic, developmental optometry and psychology.
This 24-hour fully experiential course provides an in-depth study of how to use Brain Gym® with individuals of all ages to experience whole-brain integration through whole-body movement.
In this fun and educational course, you learn: The 26 Brain Gym® movements and modifications for different situations, the Edu-K 5-Step balance process - set action goals and discover the ease and joy of visual, auditory and kinesthetic integration for reading, writing, listening, memory and other daily life skills; how stress impacts learning and behaviour, and what can be done using 'The 26' to re-establish a Dynamic Brain; Increase self-awareness and noticing
Brain Gym® 101 provides applications for a variety of educational, physical and behavioural challenges including: attention deficit disorders, dyslexia and literacy, speech impairment, brain injuries and impairments (strokes or disease), memory and cognitive deficiencies. You will leave the course with new skills that optimize learning and performance in all areas of life. And they will find that these tools are immediately applicable in home, school and therapeutic settings.